This module provides a framework within which to select, evaluate and justify the research methods you have chosen, from which you will write a research proposal in preparation for the major project module.
The module will enable you to develop your knowledge in the field of pathophysiology, your skills in the application of this knowledge in clinical reasoning and the planning of management strategies. It will provide you with core knowledge of basic medical sciences in the fields of anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pathology/histology, microbiology and genetics and clinical medicine. You will be assessed by a verbal examination.
Prepare to prescribe medicines from the British National Formulary (BNF) in your area of competence. With our Non-Medical Prescribing course, you’ll learn to prescribe safely, appropriately and cost-effectively as both an independent and supplementary prescriber. You'll already be a registered nurse, midwife, pharmacist, physiotherapist, paramedic, chiropodist, podiatrist, dietician, diagnostic or therapeutic radiographer. On successful completion of this course, you can be annotated/registered with your Professional Body as an independent and supplementary prescriber (only as a supplementary prescriber if you are a dietitian or diagnostic radiographer) and you'll be qualified to prescribe medications within your field of competence.
Advance your theoretical knowledge and practical skills to develop and integrate your existing experience with the concept of autonomous decision making and practice and ideas of health care in the 21st Century.
You will be equipped to navigate and articulate your transition towards advanced practice. The module focuses on work-based contextualisation with the application of learning in the work-place, drawing from current knowledge and experience, and evidence-based assessment of practice and achievement, in order to relate new theory to your role.
This module meets the Professional Advocate standards set by NHS England to prepare you for the role of Professional Advocate in leadership and management in healthcare and to evaluate your impact on your organisation. We’ll develop your skills and expertise in the four functions of the Professional Advocate: Education and Development (formative function), Restorative Clinical Supervision, Monitoring, Evaluation, and quality control (normative function) and Personal action for quality improvement. The assessment is the submission of a competency workbook.
Building on the Research Proposal module, you will develop a clinical practice change report, and present your findings thereafter. You are expected to demonstrate how you might manage defined episodes of clinical care independently, from beginning to end, providing care and treatment from the time an individual first presents through to the end of the episode, which may include admission, referral or discharge or care at home.